The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-13
IN CONGRESS-.
Proceedings OF the senate and House Yeg.
terday.

terday.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 12.-In the
Senate to-day, Immediately after the read.
Ing Of the Journal Of Thursday, Mr.. Hoar
offered resolution naming the Senators
to constitute tho standing committees for
the FiftieLh Congress.
The resolution was adopted.
A similar resolution, naming tho ssna.
tors TO constitute the select committees,
wsa also oGeysd by Mr.. Hoar and adopted.
A large-numbsr OF miscellaneous peti.
tions wers then received and the introduc
ton of bills commenced.
BY Mr.. Dawes, to grant lands in sever.
atty to Indians in Dakota. -
Mr.. Back, bill for tho Issue OF coin
certificate.
Mr.. Do,ph, to reform tho land lava.
Mr.. Harris, for warehousing fruit brandy.
Mr.. Bowen, to provide new basis oil
national bank circulation. ~
Mr.. Aidrich, to apply the Treasury
surplus to purchaaing bonds.
Mr.. Eustis, for new poatoflics. building
at New Orleans. :.
Mr.. Eustie, for convention of Ameri.
can republics III honor Of the centenary
Of constitutional government in the
United States. y
Mr.. Butler, for msmorial bridge acro5B
tho Potomac at Washington.
Mr.. Manderson, the dependent pension
bill endorsed by the G. A. R.
Mr.. Stewart, for the issue Of coin certii.
Gates.
Mr.. Morrill,, to restrict immigration also
for statue Of Prof. Spencer F. Baird.
Mr.. Call, to establish Bureau OF Fine
Arts.
Mr.. Cullom, to pension the widow OF
Gen. Logan;
BY Mr.. Hale, to prohibit employment Of
convict labor on public works.
BY Mr.. Paddock, to amend the Inter-
State Commerce law. $5
By Mr.. Vance, to repeal the civil service
law.
By Mr. Reagan. to amend Section 4 OF
the Inter. State Commerce law. .E&
ByMr. Blair, for Constitutional amend
msnt extending the right Of suffrage.
Also, ior the relief Of women enrolled an
army nurses. 5575.. K
BY Mr.. Hoar, ior the erection Of a
monument 10 the negro soldiers and sail.
oIa who gave their lives for the preserva-
ton OF the Government. -f,...
BY Mr.. Chandler, fixing tho salaries oi
the several judges Of tho United States
district courts at IS, 900.
BY Mr.. Hawley,'to reimburse prisoners
OF war who were in tho military or naval
service during the war Of the rebellion.
Appointment OF select committee Of
Eve to inquire into the advisability and
practicablllty Of establishing and main.
tanning postal telegraph.
Mr.. Platt gave notice that he would to.
morrow offer resolution providing fol
open sessions Of the Senate on treaties and
on Executive nominations, unless when
otherwise ordered. SO
The credentials and papers in tho Wesi
Virginia election case were, on motion oI
a[r, Hoar, referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Thu total number OF bills and joint reso'
lutions in tho Senate to-day was 594, {
larger number ths2 yere ever before in
troducsa in one day.
There vste an unusually large s1mbel
OF bills INTRODUCED to-day for the erection
OF public buildings.
The aggregate amount Of propositions
! provided for is s7,e45,000. Among them
are tho following:
Bv :Mr. Vest. or hall Of records IL
Washington, SsJv, coo; Public Building a
Kansas City, No., 81 ,600,O 1000.
By Mr.. 6hermsu, Public Building at
youngstown, Ohio, $3.50 600; at Marine
Hospital, Gallipolis, As25. 900; at Akron
100000; at Portsmouth,, S6O,oOo; a
Zsneu7ille, $4,000.
By Mr.. Cameron. Public Building q
Chester, Pa, SIT, 600.
By Mr. Anderson. Public Building a
Omaha. Nsb., Sl50'000. t.Et.l s'
by MIR. Epooner, Public Building a
Milwaukcs, Wis, 81, 100000. NJ